by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 22, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Researchers in Finland followed 3,596 children (3-18) for 31 years to see whether cardiovascular risk factors in childhood and adolescence were associated with cognitive performance later in life (Circulation, published online May 10, 2021). Cognitive testing was...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 28, 2020 | Diabetes
Two new studies show that you can help to prevent Type II diabetes by following a regular exercise program and by eating a plant-based diet that avoids foods that cause a high rise in blood sugar. The Exercise Study Researchers followed 3,232 men and women for 12...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 15, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
Harold Reid was the bass singer of the Statler Brothers, a quartet that was voted into the Country Music and Gospel Music Halls of Fame and was one of the most successful vocal harmony groups in the history of country music. They moved gospel harmonies into popular...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 29, 2020 | Diabetes
More than seventy percent of North Americans adults will become diabetic or prediabetic; diseases that are curable with lifestyle changes and not curable by drugs. Insulin insensitivity (failure to respond to insulin) causes the majority of all cases of type II...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 25, 2020 | Fitness
Up to 70 percent of North Americans adults will develop diabetes or pre-diabetes, usually from insulin resistance caused by excess fat in the liver and muscles. Exercise helps to empty fat from the liver and muscles, so exercise helps to prevent and treat diabetes....
